Christian Selig
Curious for folks who have gone from an M1 series Mac to an M… higher: does Xcode's AI autocomplete load any quicker on the newer chips? I yearn for Cursor level speed but I assume Xcode is trying to do it all locally?
Nov 7 at 7:01pmTypefully
Show threadJason CoxNov 7
@christianselig I have an M1 Max myself and a M3 Pro for work. I don’t notice a speed difference.
Show threadHeals Nov 7

@christianselig I can’t really tell much if a difference between an M1 and M2 (and apple advertises even the M4 as only “twice as fast as an M1).

The main issue with the predictive model right now is how badly it hallucinates its completions full of wrong/non existent API calls..

Show threadChristian SeligNov 7
@heals Yeah true, I've still found it pretty handy just for not having to type tedious stuff, it just takes so long to "kick in"
Show threadAlexandra JusinoNov 7
@christianselig I have an M3, its ok. It's not super sonic fast but one two seconds and I get my answer. But I rarely use it
Show threadChristian SeligNov 7
@Alexjusino Yeah that's about how fast mine is. Cursor feels practically instant unfortunately
Show threadJoe Fabisevich Nov 7
@christianselig Definitely faster but it’s not going to be Cursor fast, you’ll need more than a processor boost to fix Xcode.
Show threadJacob LukasNov 7
@christianselig I have an M4 Pro, and it’s definitely faster, but not what you’re looking for.
Show threadcastrolemNov 8
@christianselig M1 Max to M4 Pro. It’s faster but wouldn’t say it is mind blowing faster. However it does seem to hold more context, big maybe. It’s hard to compare that anecdotal data without testing on both.
Show threadZelda Nov 9
@christianselig have you tried using Copilot for Xcode? It has way better autocomplete in my experience!
Show threadChristian SeligNov 9
@zelda Yeah I did after this post and you're totally right! I've been missing out
Show threadZelda Nov 9
@christianselig Easy to miss honestly! It isn't exactly talked about in Apple dev circles 🙈